Place details
Place nameWest Virginia
Other namesWV
CountryUnited States
Latitude39
Longitude-80
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Inhabited by mammoth-hunters 12,000 BC, by Archaic People 9,000 BC & Mound Builders ca. 500 BC, then Fort Ancient people; Iroquois League dominated by 1650; Europeans settled in 17-18th cen.; invaded by British during Revolution; pro-Union in Civil War.